Indian Sports Highlights, November 28: Mumbai City suffers 0-2 defeat to FC Nassaji in ACL

ACL: Mumbai City FC loses to Nassaji Mazandaran

Mumbai City FC suffered a 0-2 defeat against FC Nassaji Mazandaran at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League.

Mumbai is yet to open its account in the tournament this season and remains at the foot of the group with zero points to its name.

Punjab beats Haryana to clinch 13th Senior National Championship title

Punjab claimed the gold medal after their penalty shootout victory over defending champion Haryana in the final of the 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2023 on Tuesday at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai.

Punjab defeated Haryana 9-8 in the shootout after both sides played out a 2-2 draw in regulation time.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu overcame Karnataka in penalty shootout to claim the bronze medal. 

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Volleyball Club World C'ships: Ashwal Rai, Muthuswamy urges for home support

Indian national volleyball players Ashwal Rai and Muthuswamy Appavu have urged for passionate home support during the upcoming Men's Volleyball Club World Championships in Bengaluru.

As current champions of the Prime Volleyball League, Ahmedabad Defenders will be taking part in the Men's Volleyball Club World Championships which will be held at the Koramangala Indoor Stadium.

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Archery Nationals: Asiad medalist Dhiraj stunned by youngster Mrinal Chauhan

Asian Games medalist and India number one Dhiraj Bommadevara was stunned by Jharkhand's Mrinal Chauhan in the semi-finals of the men's recurve section of the ongoing senior nationals on Tuesday.

The men's recurve final will be between Tushar Shelke of All India Police Sports Control Board and Mrinal. Shelke defeated Atul Verma of Goa 6-4 in a one-sided final.

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ITTF World Youth C'ships 2023: U-19 & U-15 Mixed doubles commences

U-15 Mixed doubles results:

Divyanshi Bhowmick with her Polish partner Mateusz Sakowicz won 3-2 against the top seeded Spanish/Portuguese pair in the round of 16 to book a place in quarters.

Jennifer Varghese & Abhinandh Pradhivadhi won 3-1 against Chinese pair of Wang Jixuan & Ding Yijie in the round of 16 to book a place in quarters.

U-19 Mixed doubles results:

Payas Jain & Yashaswini Ghorpade won 3-1 against Brazilian pair Leonardo Iizuka & Giulia Takahashi in the round of 16 to book a place in quarters.

Ankur Bhattacharjee & Suhana Saini lost to German pair of Andre Bertelsmeier & Mia Griesel in the round of 32.

Pro Kabaddi League 2023-24: Tamil Thalaivas announces Sagar Rathee as captain

Tamil Thalaivas announces Sagar Rathee as captain. Sagar, who led his team to a semifinal finish in the last season with his exceptional defensive and strategic skills, will look to continue his from this year as well.

Defender Sahil Gulia and the explosive raider Ajinkya Pawar will serve the team as the vice-captains:-REPORT

Shiva, Amit start with win at the 7th Elite Men's National Boxing Championships

Six time Asian Championships medalist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and 2019 World Championships silver medalist Amit Panghal (51kg) started their campaign on a winning note on day three at the 7th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championships in Shillong.

A total of over 350 boxers across 13 weight categories are participating in the championships.

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India faces Canada in the opener at FIH Women’s Junior World Cup 2023

As the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup 2023 ignites anticipation, the Indian Junior Women's Hockey Team gears up for a thrilling opener against Canada on November 29 in Santiago, Chile.

Eager to make their mark after securing a commendable fourth place in the 2022 edition, India, the bronze medallist of the 2013 edition, stand poised to commence their journey in Pool C, a challenging group that includes 2022 runners-up Germany, Belgium, and their first opponents, Canada.

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Satwik-Chirag rises to 2nd spot on the BWF World Rankings

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who played an epic final at the China Masters Super 750 last week, rose three places to be ranked second in the latest BWF World Rankings on Tuesday.

Satwik and Chirag lost the China Masters final to world no. 1 Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.

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Supreme Courts ask Returning Officer to restart the process of WFI Elections

The Supreme Court of India has set aside the stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the holding of elections to the Wrestling Federation of India on Tuesday.

The bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal has asked the returning officer to proceed with the election with a revised program. The bench also mentioned that it failed to understand how the entire process of the election could have been set at naught by the high court.

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